Noodles & Company to close more locations: Doomed list now up to 21 as restaurant chains trim down in 2025

The pasta and mac-and-cheese joint upped its projection for closures this year in its first-quarter earnings report.

Noodles & Company, the fast-casual chain known for serving an array of noodle-based dishes, will shutter up to 21 restaurants.

The brand, founded in Denver, Colorado in 1995, has already closed at least nine locations over the past year. In a conference call last week, chief financial officer Michael Hynes said, “We expect to close 13 to 17 company-owned and four franchise restaurants in 2025.” The most recent count is up from a previous estimate of 12 to 15 company-owned closures.